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5540 lines
191 KiB
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{
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"pet":{
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"antonyms":[
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"unbeloved"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a domesticated animal kept for pleasure rather than utility":[],
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": a fit of peevishness, sulkiness, or anger":[
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"\u2014 usually used in the phrase in a pet resigned in a pet"
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],
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": a pampered and usually spoiled child":[],
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": a person who is treated with unusual kindness or consideration : darling":[],
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": expressing fondness or endearment":[
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"a pet name"
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],
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": favorite":[
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"a pet project"
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],
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": kept or treated as a pet":[],
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": to engage in amorous embracing, caressing, and kissing : neck":[],
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": to stroke in a gentle or loving manner":[],
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": to take offense : sulk":[],
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": to treat as a pet":[],
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": to treat with unusual kindness and consideration : pamper":[],
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"Peter":[],
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"petroleum":[],
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"positron-emission tomography":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"The mayor's pet project has been the construction of a new high school.",
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"spent my free time on my pet project"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1581, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1629, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"1629, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":"Noun",
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"perhaps back-formation from Middle English pety small \u2014 more at petty":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pet"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"beloved",
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"cherished",
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"darling",
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"dear",
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"fair-haired",
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"favored",
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"favorite",
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"fond",
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"loved",
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"precious",
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"special",
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"sweet",
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"white-headed"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011211",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"peter (out)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to gradually become smaller, weaker, or less before stopping or ending":[
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"Their romantic relationship petered out after the summer.",
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"Interest in the sport is beginning to peter out ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073612",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"petit four":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small cake cut from pound or sponge cake and frosted":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Brittainy Newman/The New York Times Mochi meets dressy petits fours at the Mochidoki shop in SoHo opening on Thursday. \u2014 Florence Fabricant, New York Times , 9 Mar. 2020",
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"Swiftlet nests have been compared to caviar, petit fours , foie gras and even scones. \u2014 1843 , 22 Nov. 2019",
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"To wrap up the cozy evening, dainty petit fours were served for dessert\u2014a touch of sweet in anticipation of today\u2019s Halloween sugar rush. \u2014 Vogue , 31 Oct. 2019",
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"But for all their ideological similarities, Sanders and Warren are in many ways as different as ice cream and petit fours \u2014 one a reliable, simple classic; the other, a less familiar, refined taste. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Aug. 2019",
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"One of her majesty\u2019s diplomats imparted this nugget of patrician contempt to me in October 2018 at a black-tie fundraiser in Washington, sometime between the petits fours and Boris Johnson\u2019s after-dinner routine. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 10 July 2019",
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"The brasseries in San Jose (Santana Row), Menlo Park and Larkspur will be celebrating Bastille Day with live music and entertainment and Bastille Day menu specials, including coq au vin, bouillabaisse and petits fours . \u2014 Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News , 2 July 2019",
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"Just as the petit fours were being served, the designer\u2014wearing his trademark leather jacket\u2014popped in to say hello. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 14 May 2019",
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"Dessert was strawberry sable with lemon verbena cream followed by a selection of assorted fresh fruits, then coffee and petit fours . \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 3 June 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, literally, small oven":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8fu\u0307r",
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"\u02ccpe-t\u0113-\u02c8f\u022fr",
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"p\u0259-\u02cct\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192751",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"petit point":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1842, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, literally, small point":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pe-t\u0113-\u02ccp\u022fint"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115703",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"petites perceptions":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": vague or unconscious perceptions":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, literally, small perceptions":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"p\u0259\u02c8t\u0113t-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202714",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"petitio principii":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a logical fallacy in which a premise is assumed to be true without warrant or in which what is to be proved is implicitly taken for granted":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In the Middle Ages, Aristotle\u2019s phrasing was translated into Latin as petitio principii . \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1531, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin, literally, postulation of the beginning, begging the question":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"p\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113-t\u0113-\u02cc\u014d-(\u02cc)pri\u014b-\u02c8ki-p\u0113-\u02cc\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193315",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"petition":{
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"antonyms":[
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"appeal (to)",
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"beg",
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"beseech",
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"besiege",
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"conjure",
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"entreat",
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"impetrate",
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"implore",
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"importune",
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"plead (to)",
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"pray",
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"solicit",
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"supplicate"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a formal written request made to an authority or organized body (such as a court)":[
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"filing a petition for divorce",
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"Her defense lawyer had petitioned the court to videotape Scott's testimony about Hearst before he died, but the petition was denied.",
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"\u2014 Robert Lipsyte"
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],
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": a written request or call for change signed by many people in support of a shared cause or concern":[
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"Hundreds of contributors and readers signed a petition circulated by the National Book Critics Circle, urging the Post to save the stand-alone section.",
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"\u2014 Motoko Rich",
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"Her group put together a petition signed by more than 100,000 consumers demanding that regulators crack down on companies who \"robocall\" consumers using automated dialers and recorded voices to market scams.",
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"\u2014 Shawn Zeller"
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],
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": an earnest request : entreaty":[
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"\u2026 he begged to sleep with Hareton, and his petition was granted for once.",
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"\u2014 Emily Bront\u00eb"
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],
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": something asked or requested":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"They collected 2,000 signatures on a petition demanding that women be allowed to join the club.",
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"Would you like to sign our petition ",
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"We presented a petition to the legislature to change the law.",
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"She filed a petition for divorce.",
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"We ask you to hear our petition .",
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"Verb",
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"The organization petitioned the government to investigate the issue.",
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"All people had the right to petition the king for help.",
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"She petitioned to join their club.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Older evictions could still be expunged, but only if the renter filed a petition and the landlord did not object. \u2014 Eric S. Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 June 2022",
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"The action comes as more than three dozen inmates have filed a petition seeking reduction of their sentences at the prison citing two years of alleged unconstitutional conditions. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 June 2022",
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"Biberaj has filed a petition with the Virginia Supreme Court asking it to annul the order disqualifying all 23 lawyers in her office from the Valle case. \u2014 Tom Jackman, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
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"By last year, the Ghani government had filed a petition in US court seeking his return. \u2014 Carol Rosenberg, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
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"Morgan Geyser, now 20, filed a petition for release June 14. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 24 June 2022",
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"Wilson, whose father is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, filed the petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court on April 18. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
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"In 1997, Dunn filed a habeas corpus petition in federal court. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
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"Vivian Jenna Wilson filed the petition to legally change names on April 18, a day after turning 18, court documents show. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Cities and boroughs will be able to petition the state alcohol board for more licenses than normally allowed, something sought by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"After five years, any city under a consent decree will be able to directly petition a court to release the city from the agreement and end the monitorship. \u2014 Sadie Gurman, WSJ , 13 Sep. 2021",
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"Under the Polish draft law, users would be able to petition social media companies to restore removed content if it could not be shown to violate Polish law. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Jan. 2021",
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"Red flag laws, also known as extreme risk laws, allow law enforcement or relatives to petition a court for an order to temporarily prevent someone in crisis from accessing guns. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 8 June 2022",
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"Red flag measures allow police or family members to petition a court to issue extreme risk protection orders authorizing them to temporarily confiscate firearms from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves. \u2014 Candy Woodall, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
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"So far, 19 states have passed such laws that allow local authorities and family members to petition in civil court for the restriction of a person's firearm access, according to Everytown. \u2014 Byquinn Owen, ABC News , 2 June 2022",
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"Yellow-flag laws allow law enforcement \u2014 and only law enforcement \u2014 to petition the courts to temporarily take guns away from those considered to be a threat to others or themselves. \u2014 Jack Turman, CBS News , 26 May 2022",
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"Bridget Psarianos, a lawyer with Trustees for Alaska, which is representing the conservation groups, said that under the law there were clear procedures by which individuals or private groups could petition to build a road. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"1607, in the meaning defined at sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin petition-, petitio , from petere to seek, request \u2014 more at feather":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"p\u0259-\u02c8ti-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"adjuration",
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"appeal",
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"conjuration",
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"cry",
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"desire",
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"entreaty",
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"plea",
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"pleading",
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"prayer",
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"solicitation",
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"suit",
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"suppliance",
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"supplication"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194317",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"petition for intervention":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a petition in which a person seeks to be permitted to intervene in a lawsuit involving other parties so that his own rights and interests may be protected by a judgment or decree binding all":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080127",
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"type":[]
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},
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"petition in bankruptcy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a written application by a debtor for the benefit of the Bankruptcy Act or by creditors to have a debtor adjudicated a bankrupt":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033450",
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"type":[]
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},
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"petition in error":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an application for a hearing to reverse action in a lower court that is a statutory substitute in some jurisdictions for the common-law writ of error \u2014 compare appeal":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190220",
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"type":[]
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},
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"petition of right":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a legal petition formerly used to obtain redress (as possession or restitution of property) from the British Crown for breach of contract or to remedy manifest injustice":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180920",
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"type":[]
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},
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"petitional":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a petition":[
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"petitional prayer"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-shn\u0259l",
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"-sh\u0259n\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170021",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"petitionee":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a person cited to answer or defend against a petition":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023429",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"petitioner":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one who makes, submits, or signs a petition":[
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"The lost children had not been found. Public prayers had been offered up for them, and many and many a private prayer that had the petitioner's whole heart in it; but still no good news came from the cave.",
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"\u2014 Mark Twain",
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"The high court held that when a petition charges an official with violating the law, the petitioners must at least have knowledge of facts which indicate an intent to commit an unlawful act.",
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"\u2014 The National Law Journal",
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"The petitioner contended that the taking of the blood sample and the admission of the test results violated his fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination \u2026",
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"\u2014 Raymond P. Ward",
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"\u2026 the draft of the proposed petition was read at length: and the petition said, as all petitions DO say, that the petitioners were very humble, and the petitioned very honourable, and the object very virtuous; therefore (said the petition) the bill ought to be passed into a law at once \u2026",
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"\u2014 Charles Dickens",
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"Included in Wednesday's court filing was a petition signed by more than 500 area residents. The petitioners ask that Johnson \"be shown mercy and not subjected to a jail term\" because he has lost so much due to the conviction.",
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"\u2014 Michael Smith"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"p\u0259-\u02c8ti-sh(\u0259-)n\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085007",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"petits chevaux":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a gambling machine on which eight toy horses are spun on a circular track and bets are made on which horse will reach the finish line first":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, literally, small horses":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"p\u0259\u02c8t\u0113sh\u0259\u02c8v\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122715",
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"type":[
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"noun plural but singular in construction"
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]
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},
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"petrify":{
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"antonyms":[
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"brace",
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"energize",
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"enliven",
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"invigorate",
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"quicken",
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"stimulate",
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"vitalize",
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"vivify"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to become stone or of stony hardness or rigidity":[],
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": to confound with fear, amazement, or awe":[
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"a novel about an airline pilot that will petrify you",
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"\u2014 Martin Levin"
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],
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": to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter":[],
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": to make lifeless or inactive : deaden":[
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"slogans are apt to petrify a man's thinking",
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"\u2014 Saturday Rev."
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],
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": to make rigid or inert like stone:":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the processes that petrify wood",
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"The dead tree petrified into stone.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That\u2019s devastating to the economy, however, and Trump is petrified that the tanking stock market will take his re-election hopes right along with it. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 26 Mar. 2020",
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"Many of the aides who helped people like her dad were petrified . \u2014 Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica , 25 Apr. 2020",
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"Peter is petrified by the idea of keeping someone like Luke in the mix as long as Hannah Brown did. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 21 Jan. 2020",
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"Because success is petrifying for people, whereas failure is easy to manage. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 18 Jan. 2020",
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"But they intersect in Berlin during the depths of the Cold War, when the West was petrified that the Soviets would stage an unprovoked and undetected assault. \u2014 Steven V. Roberts, Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2019",
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"After a cataclysm petrified them, only their trunks remained. \u2014 Wired , 18 Nov. 2019",
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"The idea of sitting for days of interviews \u2014 just their two faces filling the screen \u2014 was petrifying to the Lewises. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Oct. 2019",
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"Gannon announced over 130 winners across the six participating villages, ranging from chilling landscapes to petrifying portraits. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Nov. 2019"
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"Middle English petrifien (as past participle petrified ), borrowed from Medieval Latin petrific\u0101re, from Latin petra \"rock, boulder, crag\" (borrowed from Greek p\u00e9tra ) + -ific\u0101re -ify \u2014 more at petro-":""
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"broad-minded",
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"examples":[
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|
"a petty argument about grammar",
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"My behavior was petty and stupid. I apologize.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Chesa Boudin came to power at age 39 as something of a rock star, a progressive district attorney in San Francisco who made good on promises to eliminate cash bail, ease up on petty crimes, and reduce the number of inmates at jails and prisons. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Too many petty crimes have been made into felonies and too many felonies have mandatory minimum sentences. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This seems really petty and could have been an oversight and could have been a discussion. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 16 Mar. 2022",
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|
"At times, Mendelson said, the strain can seem petty , such as when, before the pandemic, Racine was not invited to monthly breakfast meetings hosted by the Bowser administration and the council. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"This new episode examines how petty thief and lifetime criminal James Earl Ray managed to escape prison multiple times. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Those are the common ones, but many people have unique and often specifically petty , personal embarrassments as well. \u2014 Mirel Zaman, refinery29.com , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"One wonderfully petty example: Belichick reportedly wouldn\u2019t let Brady say good-bye to him in person, insisting instead on a phone conversation. \u2014 Joe Delessio, Vulture , 3 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"This year\u2019s issues weren\u2019t quite as trite or as petty . \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 22 July 2021"
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English pety small, minor, alteration of petit":""
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"\u02c8pe-t\u0113"
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],
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"illiberal",
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|
"insular",
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"Lilliputian",
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"little",
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|
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|
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|
"parochial",
|
|
"picayune",
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"provincial",
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"sectarian",
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"antonyms":[],
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": fretful , peevish":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"a pettish baby who always seemed to be crying",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"At best, Harsin is a pettish version of Michael Scott at Dunder Mifflin, a poor manager of people selling reams of paper out of an office building at the dawn of our digital age. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 9 Feb. 2022"
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1552, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from pet entry 4":""
|
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},
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|
|
"\u02c8pe-tish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"choleric",
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|
"crabby",
|
|
"cranky",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"crotchety",
|
|
"fiery",
|
|
"grouchy",
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|
"grumpy",
|
|
"irascible",
|
|
"irritable",
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"peevish",
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|
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|
|
"petulant",
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"prickly",
|
|
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|
|
"raspy",
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"ratty",
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|
"short-tempered",
|
|
"snappish",
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"snappy",
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|
"snippety",
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"snippy",
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"petti coat + skirt":""
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|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8pet\u0113+\u02cc-"
|
|
],
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014059",
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"definitions":{
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": the feet of a pig used as food":[],
|
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": toes , feet":[]
|
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|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"plural of obsolete pettytoe offal":""
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
"definitions":{
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|
": fondle , caress":[],
|
|
": nestle , cuddle":[],
|
|
": trifle , potter":[]
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"pet entry 3 + -le":""
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
"broad-minded",
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|
"catholic",
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|
"cosmopolitan",
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"a petty argument about grammar",
|
|
"My behavior was petty and stupid. I apologize.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Chesa Boudin came to power at age 39 as something of a rock star, a progressive district attorney in San Francisco who made good on promises to eliminate cash bail, ease up on petty crimes, and reduce the number of inmates at jails and prisons. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Too many petty crimes have been made into felonies and too many felonies have mandatory minimum sentences. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This seems really petty and could have been an oversight and could have been a discussion. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"At times, Mendelson said, the strain can seem petty , such as when, before the pandemic, Racine was not invited to monthly breakfast meetings hosted by the Bowser administration and the council. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"This new episode examines how petty thief and lifetime criminal James Earl Ray managed to escape prison multiple times. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Those are the common ones, but many people have unique and often specifically petty , personal embarrassments as well. \u2014 Mirel Zaman, refinery29.com , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"One wonderfully petty example: Belichick reportedly wouldn\u2019t let Brady say good-bye to him in person, insisting instead on a phone conversation. \u2014 Joe Delessio, Vulture , 3 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"This year\u2019s issues weren\u2019t quite as trite or as petty . \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 22 July 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"illiberal",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"petulant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by temporary or capricious ill humor : peevish":[],
|
|
": insolent or rude in speech or behavior":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Oxford's denial of her [Margaret Thatcher's] honorary degree in 1984 was no petulant fluke but an accurate measure of her unpopularity with the whole profession. \u2014 Harold Perkin , Times Literary Supplement , 26 June 1992",
|
|
"In the hot, petulant little cockpit she was triumphant\u2014drunk with anger, defiance, and the beginnings of relief. \u2014 Sebastian Faulks , Independent on Sunday (London) , 25 Nov. 1990",
|
|
"Sometimes, under \u2026 rapid-fire questioning, he became petulant and quibbled over words in a way that suggested a close reading of the law. \u2014 Frances FitzGerald , New Yorker , 16 Oct. 1989",
|
|
"Mouth petulant but its hardness in it, behind it. Looking at that mouth you felt her teeth in you \u2026 \u2014 Jayne Anne Phillips , Black Tickets , (1975) 1979",
|
|
"Her tone was petulant and angry.",
|
|
"a petulant and fussy man who is always blaming everyone else for his problems",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As the garrulous toddler turns into a petulant adolescent, Brian\u2019s protectiveness toward Charles, who longs for adventure \u2014 Hawaii, glimpsed on the TV, really grabs him \u2014 is reasonable, not pathological. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Instead, Yale issued a weak statement that defended the student protesters and grossly downplayed their disruptive and petulant actions. \u2014 Kristen Waggoner, National Review , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"James\u2019 performance leans into Henry\u2019s weariness, seeming at times petulant at what he\u2019s being made to endure. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Across his first two stops in the N.F.L., Beckham developed a reputation as a petulant but popular receiver, as well known for making absurd catches as proposing to kicking nets, appearing in a Drake video and forcing his way out of town. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The answer is nothing \u2014 besides the petulant satisfaction of giving Joe Biden a couple of black eyes. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Jason Sudeikis, an executive producer and recurring player on Detroiters, offered him one of his more unlikable characters to date as petulant billionaire Edwin Akufo on the second season of Ted Lasso. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Fearing her mom\u2019s judgment, Sam reverts to a petulant adolescence. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Even as a youth, Mellencamp had a reputation for being petulant and cocksure. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin or Middle French; Middle French, from Latin petulant-, petulans ; akin to Latin petere to go to, attack, seek \u2014 more at feather":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8pe-ch\u0259-l\u0259nt"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"choleric",
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|
"crabby",
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"fiery",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There will be fireworks, rides, concerts, beer garden, petting zoo , pick a prize raffle and more. \u2014 Shirley Macfarland, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"BeeGees Tribute, rock wall, bounce houses, petting zoo , face painting, food, beverage vendors, fireworks. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Bring the children to Churchill Downs for a day of racing and family activities including inflatables, petting zoo , stick horse races, face painting, and more. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Special beer releases throughout the day, T-shirt tie-dying, food specials, live music with Missy Werner Band, Joshua Tong and the Yolo Band, food trucks, games, local vendors, petting zoo and more. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Children and families surrounded the Enchanted Animal Parties petting zoo at the Newton Earth Day festival. \u2014 Taylor Coester And Alanis Broussard, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Check out the kids zone on E Street for a climbing wall, petting zoo , obstacle course and more. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"There will be live music, food trucks, educational exhibits, vendors, a rib grilling contest, petting zoo , children\u2019s activities, art show, re-enactments by the Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Association of Detroit and more. \u2014 Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Live performances, petting zoo , obstacle course, food trucks. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 7 June 2022"
|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective or noun",
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8pe-t\u0113-\u02ccf\u022f-g\u0259r",
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"-\u02ccf\u00e4-"
|
|
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|
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"probably from petty + obsolete English fogger pettifogger":""
|
|
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|
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|
|
"1564, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"choleric",
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"crabby",
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"cranky",
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"cross",
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"crotchety",
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"fiery",
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"grouchy",
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"grumpy",
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"irascible",
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"irritable",
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"peevish",
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"perverse",
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"petulant",
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"prickly",
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"quick-tempered",
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"raspy",
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"ratty",
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"short-tempered",
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"snappish",
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"snappy",
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"snarky",
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"snippety",
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"snippy",
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"stuffy",
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"testy",
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"waspish"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"a pettish baby who always seemed to be crying",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"At best, Harsin is a pettish version of Michael Scott at Dunder Mifflin, a poor manager of people selling reams of paper out of an office building at the dawn of our digital age. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 9 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from pet entry 4":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1552, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003948"
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},
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"petulance":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being petulant : peevishness":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pe-ch\u0259-l\u0259ns",
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"\u02c8pe-ch\u0259-l\u0259n(t)s"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"biliousness",
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"choler",
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"crankiness",
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"crossness",
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"crotchetiness",
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"grouchiness",
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"grumpiness",
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"huffiness",
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"irascibility",
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"irascibleness",
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"irritability",
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"irritableness",
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"peevishness",
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"perverseness",
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"perversity",
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"pettishness",
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"testiness",
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"waspishness"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"I do not appreciate your petulance and eagerness to argue.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But a few months later, the mighty gate showed signs of petulance . \u2014 Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 June 2022",
|
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"The song unfurls hesitantly, line by line, from petulance to acceptance\u2014just as the experience of teenagedom, that journey to self-knowledge, evolves from uncertainty to wisdom. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 4 June 2022",
|
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"Now Ina thought of Agata, Marek\u2019s mother, of her woe and petulance . \u2014 Ottessa Moshfegh, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Denzel Washington, as Macbeth, and Frances McDormand, as Lady Macbeth, fit their performances to the movie\u2019s narrow view of Shakespearean cinema, which reduces grandeur to petulance and poetry to decoration. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 25 Dec. 2021",
|
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"One marked by tough, necessary, factual inquires befitting the scrutiny needed to vet a lifetime appointment, not marred by partisan petulance and acrimony. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"With increasing petulance , Germany\u2019s Olaf Scholz has been fighting off bank and think-tank modelers suggesting a hard stop to gas imports might be manageable after all. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Its predecessor, 2018\u2019s stellar Be the Cowboy, was more secluded and had already scrubbed away nearly all the punk sardony and petulance of Puberty 2 (2016) and Bury Me at Lookout Creek (2014). \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The men are stuck with the least developed parts across the board, especially Antonio and Mateo, who both show up pouting and remain in a state of low-key petulance for two hours. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1535, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023115"
|
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},
|
|
"petrale sole":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a flounder ( Eopsetta jordani ) chiefly of the Pacific waters of North America that is an important food fish":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0259-\u02c8tr\u00e4-l\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Particularly good choices are gray sole, lemon sole, winter flounder and yellowtail flounder on the US East Coast; and petrale sole , rex sole and rock sole on the West Coast. \u2014 Janelle Davis, CNN , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Range Life co-owner and chef Bill Niles places special emphasis on local, seasonal ingredients in dishes such as toast with sweet peas and caviar butter and Half Moon Bay petrale sole . \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The fish counter currently has local seafood like sablefish, petrale sole , rock fish and hook-and-line halibut, along with Maine lobsters. \u2014 Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com , 11 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"In 2014, groundfish populations had rebounded and the Monterey Bay Aquarium\u2019s Seafood Watch program gave petrale sole , sand dabs, sablefish and several types of rockfish the green light for sustainability. \u2014 Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com , 14 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"In 2006, the crash of the groundfish population \u2014 bottom-dwelling fish like petrale sole , chilipepper rockfish and sand dabs \u2014 led the Nature Conservancy to buy up 13 fishing permits and some California fishermen\u2019s vessels. \u2014 Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com , 16 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Pearl On the River 1379 Garden Highway What's new: Fish'n\u2019 chips, but more important is the bounty of seasonal vegetables and fruits chef-owner Anthony Smith is anticipating for dishes such as petrale sole over rainbow chard. \u2014 Al Pierleoni, sacbee , 18 May 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"petrale probably from Italian dialect, a flatfish":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044222"
|
|
},
|
|
"petty whin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": needle furze":[],
|
|
": restharrow":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052531"
|
|
},
|
|
"petit sergeanty":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the rendering of an implement of war (as a bow, sword, lance) annually to the king in accordance with English feudal law":[],
|
|
": the right to or the duty of petit sergeanty":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"|i-",
|
|
"\u02c8pet|",
|
|
"\u02c8pet|\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Anglo-French petit serjeanty , literally, small sergeanty":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053324"
|
|
},
|
|
"petulancy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": petulance":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8pe-ch\u0259-l\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1537, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082936"
|
|
},
|
|
"petits pois":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": very small green peas":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0259\u02cct\u0113p\u02c8w\u00e4"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, small peas":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083740"
|
|
},
|
|
"pet peeve":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a frequent subject of complaint":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"One of my biggest pet peeves is people driving too slowly on the highway.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Some even lack headshots, which is a personal pet peeve . \u2014 Nancy Marshall, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Most employees\u2019 pet peeve with IT remains the long wait after a request has been registered. \u2014 Uday Birajdar, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"According to his announcement post, Shayne says his pet peeve is someone who's always late. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Dear Amy: Now that Thanksgiving is coming up, leftovers are my pet peeve ! \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Dear Amy: Now that Thanksgiving is coming up, leftovers are my pet peeve ! \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Dear Amy: Now that Thanksgiving is coming up, leftovers are my pet peeve ! \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"But the provision was a pet peeve of Sen. James Inhofe, Okla., the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, who took credit Tuesday for excising it from the defense bill. \u2014 Karoun Demirjian, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Dear Amy: Now that Thanksgiving is coming up, leftovers are my pet peeve ! \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 15 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1917, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084512"
|
|
},
|
|
"petty treason":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": petit treason":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from petty, pety small, minor + treason, tresoun treason":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104407"
|
|
},
|
|
"Petit-N\u00e8gre":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a French-based Creole language of West Africa":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0259\u02cct\u0113\u02c8negr\u0259",
|
|
"-g(r\u1d4a)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French petit n\u00e8gre , literally, small Black person":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113812"
|
|
},
|
|
"Petra":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"ancient city of northwestern Arabia on the slope of Mount Hor (site in what is now southwestern Jordan)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8p\u0113-tr\u0259",
|
|
"\u02c8pe-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120904"
|
|
},
|
|
"petit treason":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the crime committed by a servant in killing his master, by a wife in killing her husband, or by an ecclesiastic in killing his superior":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"|i-",
|
|
"\u02c8pet|",
|
|
"\u02c8pet|\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration (influenced by petit ) of petty treason":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161337"
|
|
},
|
|
"petite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having a small trim figure":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used of a woman"
|
|
],
|
|
": a clothing size for short women":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Fire of Love\u2019 is sometimes a romantic comedy, predicated on the affable TV-friendly chemistry between the grinning, gregarious Maurice and the petite , birdlike Katia. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 8 July 2022",
|
|
"Every silhouette is available in sizes XS to 3X and in regular, petite , and tall inseams. \u2014 Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"During the service, guests get two cocktails of choice featuring You & Yours Gin & Tonic, Aviation, French 75, and Etoile, plus gourmet Smith Tea selections, petite pastries, finger sandwiches, and more. \u2014 Jordi Lippe-mcgraw, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The petite pastries are made with a gluten-free flour blend Zhou developed specifically to replicate the flavor and texture of the authentic recipe. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"High-step or step-over frames are a bit trickier to get on and less comfortable, especially for petite riders. \u2014 Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Among the island's verdant cliff walls dripping with waterfalls, the powerful Poco do Bacalhau cascades down 300 feet to a petite , swimmable pool. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, CNN , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The petite slabs are lacquered in a salty-sweet glaze that caramelizes while the ribs cook through, creating crusty, sugary edges that taste like meat candy. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Sharon, a petite blonde, sported a crimson Trump pompom hat and a flag bandanna. \u2014 Caitlin L. Chandler, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Burton is the kind of petite that most brands consider to be off the big-sales spectrum. \u2014 Kelly Bastone, Outside Online , 23 Apr. 2019",
|
|
"Five sizes are produced, a toro, robusto grande, lancero, corona gorda and a petite . \u2014 Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report , 17 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"First, Williams-Adir bought a .32 Beretta, a gun petite enough to fit comfortably in her hands. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 July 2021",
|
|
"And while mini bags may not be an unfamiliar silhouette by now, this summer\u2019s versions bring a practical element despite being extra petite . \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 14 June 2021",
|
|
"The pair have plans to further expand the Journelle brand this year to cater to more body types including petite and maternity. \u2014 Meggen Taylor, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"In addition to high-end designers, a variety of styles from Ann Taylor, J. Crew and Talbots, among other labels, will be available in petite to plus sizes. \u2014 Kari Barnett, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"In addition to high-end designers, a variety of styles from Ann Taylor, J. Crew and Talbots, among other labels, will be available in petite to plus sizes. \u2014 Kari Barnett, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"In addition to high-end designers, a variety of styles from Ann Taylor, J. Crew and Talbots, among other labels, will be available in petite to plus sizes. \u2014 Kari Barnett, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Nov. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, feminine of petit":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1784, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1926, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-085951"
|
|
},
|
|
"Pet\u0151fi":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"1823\u20131849 Hungarian poet":[
|
|
"S\u00e1n*dor \\ \u02c8sh\u00e4n-\u200b\u02ccd\u022fr \\"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8pe-t\u0259-f\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170012"
|
|
},
|
|
"petroleum":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an oily flammable bituminous liquid that may vary from almost colorless to black, occurs in many places in the upper strata of the earth, is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons with small amounts of other substances, and is prepared for use as gasoline, naphtha, or other products by various refining processes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0259-\u02c8tr\u014d-l\u0113-\u0259m",
|
|
"-\u02c8tr\u014dl-y\u0259m",
|
|
"p\u0259-\u02c8tr\u014d-l\u0113-\u0259m, -\u02c8tr\u014dl-y\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Another one, refined petroleum products such as gasoline, jet fuel, propane and the like, also undergoes a manufacturing process. \u2014 Ken Roberts, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"That company, a subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Company, transports the country\u2019s oil and other petroleum products. \u2014 Ian Talley, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"At the facilities, the components of crude oil are separated and processed into fuel for vehicles and planes, as well as industrial petroleum products such as lubricants. \u2014 Evan Halper, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"At the facilities, the components of crude oil are separated and processed into fuel for vehicles and planes, as well as industrial petroleum products such as lubricants. \u2014 Evan Halper, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Some refineries that produce gasoline, jet fuel, diesel and other petroleum products shut down during the first year of the pandemic, when demand collapsed. \u2014 al , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"The most efficient way to move refined petroleum products is through pipelines \u2014 which the Biden administration and many state-level Democrats oppose as well. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The conflict also created a global oil refining crunch, which is pushing up prices for refined petroleum products. \u2014 Nate Dicamillo, Quartz , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The CITGO Terminal Facility is 228 acres with 53 tanks that can hold 180 million gallons of petroleum products, according to the EPA. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, \"mineral oil,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin, \"mineral oil, crude oil,\" from Latin petra \"rock\" (borrowed from Greek p\u00e9tra ) + oleum \"oil\" \u2014 more at petro- , oil entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190122"
|
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},
|
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"pettifog":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to engage in legal chicanery":[],
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": to quibble over insignificant details : cavil , bicker":[],
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": to plead (as a case) with legal chicanery":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-f\u022fg",
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"-et\u0113-",
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"\u02c8pet\u0113\u02ccf\u00e4g"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"back-formation from pettifogger":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190749"
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},
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"petroleum asphalt":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": artificial asphalt":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194024"
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},
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"petroleum spirit":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a flammable petroleum distillate that boils lower than kerosine and is suitable for use as a solvent and thinner especially for paints and varnishes":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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],
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"\u2014 compare naphtha sense 3":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194144"
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},
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"petroleum jelly":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a neutral unctuous odorless tasteless substance obtained from petroleum and used especially in ointments and dressings":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Vaseline petroleum jelly is helping refugees suffering from skin problems. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
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"Don\u2019t use the old wives\u2019 tales of heating it with a match or drowning it with petroleum jelly or mayonnaise \u2014 if anything, that could cause the tick to regurgitate into the wound and pass along further bacteria. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
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"Clean a mild burn with mild soap and water; cover it with a layer of petroleum jelly and sterile gauze, and give Motrin or Tylenol for pain. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"But the public has a couple of concerns about petroleum jelly . \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Wong recommends using good old-fashioned petroleum jelly . \u2014 Stephanie Watson, SELF , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Finish with a thin layer of Vaseline petroleum jelly . \u2014 Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
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"After all, isn't this just petroleum jelly with a few extras mixed in",
|
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"Applying pre-activity petroleum jelly to susceptible areas is one of the best forms of prevention. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Aug. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201518"
|
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},
|
|
"petroleum sulfonate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of various sulfonic acid derivatives of petroleum (as mahogany acids or green acids)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202321"
|
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},
|
|
"petroleum wax":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a wax obtained from petroleum \u2014 compare ceresin , microcrystalline wax , paraffin sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203305"
|
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},
|
|
"petite bourgeoisie":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the lower middle class including especially small shopkeepers and artisans":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The landed gentry hold hands with bankers, the petite bourgeoisie , and the nouveaux riche. \u2014 Samuel Earle, The New Republic , 23 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Image This tournament, thus far, has belonged not to soccer\u2019s great aristocratic houses, but to its petite bourgeoisie . \u2014 Rory Smith, New York Times , 29 June 2018",
|
|
"Each mobilized men and women from a broad spectrum of the population but had particular attraction for the petite bourgeoisie . \u2014 Nancy K. Maclean, Slate Magazine , 20 Mar. 2017",
|
|
"The airport is to America\u2019s petite bourgeoisie \u2014the small-time capitalists and traveling salesmen who delivered us to Trump\u2014what the factory is to the white working class: a symbol of how much better things used to be. \u2014 Henry Grabar, Slate Magazine , 7 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, literally, small bourgeoisie":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210531"
|
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},
|
|
"petroleous":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": containing petroleum":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0259\u0307\u2027\u02c8tr\u014dl\u0113\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"petrole um + -ous":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212134"
|
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},
|
|
"petit theft":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the crime of stealing something that does not have a high value":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214004"
|
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},
|
|
"petroleum pentane":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mixture essentially of pentane and isopentane that occurs in petroleum and is separated therefrom by distillation below 50\u00b0 C and that is used as a low-boiling solvent":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214143"
|
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},
|
|
"petty theft":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the crime of stealing something that does not have a high value":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230647"
|
|
},
|
|
"petrolatum":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": petroleum jelly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8l\u00e4t-",
|
|
"\u02ccpe-tr\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101t-\u0259m",
|
|
"-\u02c8l\u00e4-",
|
|
"\u02ccpe-tr\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-t\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Made from an impressive 98.75% natural ingredients, this body wash is free of parabens, phthalates, petrolatum , and irritant SLS. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Ingredients like petrolatum , glycerin, and coconut oil are especially effective in these formulas. \u2014 ELLE , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The formula is paraben-free, petrolatum -free, mineral oil-free, vegan and free from artificial colors. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Made from an impressive 98.75% natural ingredients, this body wash is free of parabens, phthalates, petrolatum , and irritant SLS. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Be sure to avoid fragrance, hydroxy acids, alcohol and petrolatum , which can irritate reactive skin. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The actress launched Honest Beauty in 2015, promising to deliver only the most natural products derived from botanicals and free of parabens, phthalates, petrolatum , sulfates, and harmful chemicals. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Made from an impressive 98.75% natural ingredients, this body wash is free of parabens, phthalates, petrolatum , and irritant SLS. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Made with no sulfates, silicones, petrolatum , parabens, mineral oil, synthetic colors, phthalates, PEGs, or animal ingredients, this scrub is gentle enough for easily irritated skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"petrol(eum) + Latin -\u0101tum -ate entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230813"
|
|
},
|
|
"Petiveria":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of tropical American garlic-scented herbs (family Phytolaccaceae) with small greenish spicate flowers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccpet\u0259\u02c8vir\u0113\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from James Petiver \u20201718 English botanist and entomologist + New Latin -ia":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234629"
|
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},
|
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"petro-":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": stone : rock":[
|
|
"petro logy"
|
|
],
|
|
": petroleum":[
|
|
"petro dollar"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Greek, combining form from p\u00e9tr\u0101 \"rocky cliff, cave, detached mass of rock, stone\" and p\u00e9tros \"boulder, stone,\" probably of pre-Greek substratal origin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000443"
|
|
},
|
|
"petit jury":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a jury of 12 persons impaneled to try and to decide finally upon the facts at issue in causes for trial in a court":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8pe-t\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Grand juries decide if there's enough evidence to charge someone with a crime, while a petit jury decides a verdict at the end of a trial by determining if a person should be convicted of a crime. \u2014 Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal , 23 Sep. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004011"
|
|
},
|
|
"petrolene":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the part of asphalt soluble in paraffin naphtha or hexane and free from asphaltenes and carbenes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8pe\u2027tr\u0259\u02ccl\u0113n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"German petrolen , irregular from petroleum , from Medieval Latin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005251"
|
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},
|
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"Peter":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to diminish gradually and come to an end : give out":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with out novelists whose creative impetus seems largely to have petered out \u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become exhausted":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with out"
|
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],
|
|
"circa 1050\u20131115 the Hermit French preacher of the 1st Crusade":[],
|
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": penis":[],
|
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": a fisherman of Galilee and one of the twelve apostles":[],
|
|
": either of two hortatory letters written to early Christians and included as books of the New Testament \u2014 see Bible Table":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8p\u0113-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Certainly, the prospect of driving around, looking for a charging station, failing to find an available one and maybe just having your car peter out on Flatbush Avenue was not motivating. \u2014 Ginia Bellafante, New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"While his tenure would eventually peter out, promoting assistant coach Larry Coker as the replacement for Butch Davis following the 2000 season was the perfect decision for a team that responded to his grandfatherly approach. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The hurricane impact will peter out and even though shortages continue to hamstring various parts of the economy, the recovery is coming along steadily. \u2014 Anneken Tappe, CNN , 18 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Their differing responses reflect differences in views about whether the pickup in prices will feed further cycles of inflation or will instead peter out. \u2014 Paul Hannon, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The collaboration always tends to peter out once the crisis is stabilized even as the underlying causes remain. \u2014 Carrie Freeman, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"When that happens, the cycle of surges will stop and the pandemic will peter out. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 12 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"But much of their wealth increase came in the form of stimulus checks and unemployment benefits, which will peter out as the economy recovers. \u2014 Shane Shifflett, WSJ , 27 June 2021",
|
|
"Streets peter out into dirt paths and pick up again farther up the hill. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 25 June 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":"Verb",
|
|
"from the name Peter":"Noun",
|
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"Late Latin Petrus , from Greek Petros , from petra rock":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"circa 1902, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013517"
|
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},
|
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"Peter Principle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an observation: in a hierarchy employees tend to rise to the level of their incompetence":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Laurence J. Peter \u20201990 American (Canadian-born) educator":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1967, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022335"
|
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},
|
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"petr-":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"combining form"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": stone : rock":[
|
|
"petr escent",
|
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"Petri cola",
|
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"petro genesis"
|
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],
|
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": petroleum":[
|
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"petro porphyrins"
|
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],
|
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": of or relating to the petrous portion of the temporal bone and":[
|
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"petro hyoid"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle French petr-, petri- & Latin petr- & New Latin petro- , from Greek petr-, petro- , from petros stone & petra rock":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044632"
|
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},
|
|
"Peter Pan collar":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a usually small flat close-fitting collar with rounded ends that meet at the top in front":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-051307"
|
|
},
|
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"petit larceny":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": larceny involving property of a value below a legally established minimum":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Misdemeanors\u2014in particular, nonviolent offenses such as petit larceny and low-level drug possession\u2014strongly correlate with poverty, homelessness and unstable housing, substance abuse, and behavioral-health issues. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Plead guilty to petit larceny in exchange for a sentence of time served. \u2014 Khari Johnson, Wired , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But when prosecutors wrote up the complaint against Myers, the top charge was downgraded from felony grand larceny to petit larceny , court records show. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"Augustin Garcia, 63, is facing charges of petit larceny , grand larceny, robbery, menacing, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal trespassing. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 1 Dec. 2021",
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"After the student refused, he was arrested in the middle of the cafeteria and charged with disorderly conduct and petit larceny . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Oct. 2019",
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"In the Genesee County Jail in New York, where Mr. Reed recently began a six-month sentence for petit larceny , there were, for a time, only 35 people jailed, down from 90 before the pandemic, according to data compiled by the Vera Institute. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2021",
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"In the Genesee County Jail in New York, where Reed recently began a six-month sentence for petit larceny , there were, for a time, only 35 people jailed, down from 90 before the pandemic, according to data compiled by the Vera Institute. \u2014 Star Tribune , 7 June 2021",
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"Superior Court records show Webb was arrested for unlawful entry, destroying property and petit larceny in 1974. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Mar. 2021"
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": a follower of the apostle Peter : an adherent of Petrinism":[]
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": a sectional view of the body constructed by positron-emission tomography":[]
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": a mixture of hexanes that occurs in petroleum and is separated therefrom by distillation in the range 50\u00b0 to 70\u00b0 C and that is used as a solvent \u2014 compare ligroin":[]
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": wahoo entry 3":[]
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"\u02c8p\u0101t(\u02cc)\u014d"
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"American Spanish, from Spanish, breastplate, from Italian petto breast, breastplate, from Latin pectus breast":""
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": a skirt worn by women, girls, or young children: such as":[],
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": an underskirt usually a little shorter than outer clothing and often made with a ruffled, pleated, or lace edge":[],
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": of, relating to, or exercised by women : female":[]
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},
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"\u02c8pe-t\u0113-\u02cck\u014dt"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"His heroes include the late Divine (aka Glenn Milstead), whom Mastrolia credits with, umm, dragging female impersonators into modern society one flounced petticoat at a time and Waters, who made Divine famous. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 16 May 2022",
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"Cut into petticoat tails and enjoy with a cup of strong black tea. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"Add a petticoat underneath to help give the skirt volume. \u2014 Jill Gleeson, Country Living , 16 Aug. 2021",
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"The result is Regencycore gowns, featuring petticoat waists and corsets, and suits printed with eye-catching patterns. \u2014 Eliza Huber, refinery29.com , 21 May 2021",
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"She's added a frothy petticoat underneath to make the skirt even more cupcake-esque, and the whole thing fits her curves perfectly. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 6 May 2021",
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"Pleated skirts, floaty organza, and a hot pink petticoat were all a part of his photo shoot wardrobe. \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 13 Nov. 2020",
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"The collection was Giambattista Valli at its finest, with petticoat -like bubble waists, voluminous skirts, and plenty of dresses of the mini variety, most of which include an eye-catching train and a taffeta bow to boot. \u2014 Eliza Huber, refinery29.com , 7 July 2020",
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"It's made from a smaller petticoat that came out of a prom dress. \u2014 Andrea Reeves, Cincinnati.com , 30 Apr. 2020"
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"Middle English petycote short tunic, petticoat, from pety small + cote coat":"Noun"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"petty officer third class":{
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": an enlisted man in the navy or coast guard ranking above a seaman and below a petty officer second class":[]
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"definitions":{
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"river 60 miles (96 kilometers) long in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada, flowing to the head of the Bay of Fundy":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccpe-t\u0113-\u02c8k\u014d-d\u0113-\u02ccak"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the treatment of stagnant water with petroleum so as to exterminate mosquitoes":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pe\u2027tr\u0259lij"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary petrol + -age":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-123822"
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of mites containing the brown wheat mite":[]
|
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"p\u0259\u2027\u02c8tr\u014db\u0113\u0259"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-124954"
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"type":[
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a member of a 12th-century French sect rejecting infant baptism, the mass, prayers for the dead, and the veneration of the cross and opposing the construction of churches":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6pe\u2027tr\u014d\u00a6br\u00fczh\u0259n",
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|
"-sh\u0259n"
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"Medieval Latin petrobrusianus , from Petrus Brusius Pierre de Bruys \u2020about 1126 French religious reformer who founded the sect of the Petrobrusians + Latin -anus -an":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-133633"
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|
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|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8pe-tr\u0259l",
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"-\u02cctr\u00e4l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Aromas of red cherries and Roma tomatoes, as well as petrol and gorse. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"Starting Wednesday petrol will be blended with 20% ethanol, which will reduce the pump price by 7 cents, said information minister Monica Mutsvangwa. \u2014 Mogomotsi Magome, ajc , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"This is an increase of 18.0p per litre for petrol and 27.0p for diesel over the past month. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Russian shelling destroyed a construction warehouse and a petrol station in Mykolaiv Oblast, according to its governor Vitaly Kim. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Protesters vandalised several petrol stations in N\u2019djamena operated by French oil major TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA). \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"There are petrol stations, construction sites, dry river beds and dimly lit, lonely roads, scenes populated with people and wild animals, all captured in familiar, yet foreboding landscapes. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Figures from data firm Experian Catalist show the average cost of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts on Tuesday was 167.3p, while diesel was 179.7p. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has also encouraged making these, urging citizens through Twitter to make the petrol bombs and take down the occupier. \u2014 Carmela Chirinos, Fortune , 2 Mar. 2022"
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|
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"borrowed from French p\u00e9trole \"petroleum, any of various products distilled from petroleum,\" going back to Old French petteroile, petrole \"mineral oil, petroleum,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin petroleum \u2014 more at petroleum":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-135007"
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|
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"type":[
|
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|
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a genus of swallows consisting of the American cliff swallows":[]
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccpe\u2027tr\u014d\u02c8kel\u0259\u02ccd\u00e4n"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-142027"
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the theological principles taught by or ascribed to the apostle Peter":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8p\u0113\u2027tr\u0259\u02ccniz\u0259m"
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-142813"
|
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},
|
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"petit mal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8pe-t\u0113-\u02ccmal",
|
|
"-\u02ccm\u00e4l",
|
|
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|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French, literally, small illness":""
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1874, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-143756"
|
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|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"1304\u20131374 Italian Francesco Petrarca Italian poet":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8pe-",
|
|
"\u02c8p\u0113-\u02cctr\u00e4rk"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a minute reddish or purplish spot containing blood that appears in skin or mucous membrane as a result of localized hemorrhage":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113-k\u0113-\u0259"
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],
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Bruising is a common sign of ITP, as are symptoms like petechiae (small dots of blood that look like a skin rash), sudden bloody noses, gums that bleed out of nowhere, and more, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). \u2014 Patia Braithwaite, SELF , 21 June 2019",
|
|
"Although petechiae can be a sign of leukemia, it can also be caused by things like a bad cough or sunburn, according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Those dots, little bits of blood trapped beneath the skin, known as petechiae , suggested that there was something wrong with her platelets, the components of blood that initiate clotting. \u2014 Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times , 16 Mar. 2017"
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Italian petecchia , ultimately from Latin impetigo":""
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"Petrozavodsk":{
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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"city of northwestern Russia in Europe on Lake Onega that is the capital of Karelia population 280,000":[]
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccpi-tr\u0259-z\u0259-\u02c8v\u022ftsk"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-145508"
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"Petroica":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a genus of flycatchers (family Muscicapidae) of Australia and the Pacific islands that are usually dark above with pale underparts and pink to scarlet breasts":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-r\u014d\u0259\u0307k\u0259",
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"p\u0259\u0307\u2027\u02c8tr\u022fik\u0259"
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"New Latin":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-150019"
|
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|
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"petrochemical":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a chemical isolated or derived from petroleum or natural gas":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccpe-tr\u014d-\u02c8ke-mi-k\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The industry association representing 32 petrochemical companies in South Korea said the average daily ex-factory shipments of their member companies had plunged by 90% due to the strike, now in its seventh day. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 12 June 2022",
|
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"The closures were exacerbated by a punishing hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico, home to the world\u2019s largest petrochemical complex, that damaged some refineries there. \u2014 Peter Santilli, WSJ , 28 May 2022",
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"The community of Wallace, which is almost entirely Black, sits along a rare stretch of undeveloped riverbank south of Baton Rouge that\u2019s not been transformed by polluting petrochemical plants and other heavy industry. \u2014 Seth Freed Wessler, ProPublica , 20 May 2022",
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"That crazy idea may soon stand guard at Galveston Bay, home to the nation's largest export harbor and the biggest petrochemical complex in the Western Hemisphere. \u2014 Ben Tracy, CBS News , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Its namesake is a community about twenty miles upriver from New Orleans, where suburban ranch houses huddle beneath an Oz-like petrochemical complex. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"In a sign that China may be growing increasingly uneasy about what\u2019s happening in Ukraine, state-run Sinopec Group suspended talks about a major petrochemical investment and a gas marketing venture in Russia, Reuters reported Friday. \u2014 Saijel Kishan, Bloomberg.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"The hackers went after a nuclear power plant in Kansas and a petrochemical facility in Saudi Arabia, among other targets, federal prosecutors said. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Zedan is chairman of the Zedan Group, which is involved in the energy and petrochemical sectors in Saudi Arabia and features the Zedan Racing Stables. \u2014 Rob Harris, The Courier-Journal , 22 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"petro- + chemical entry 2":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-150620"
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"petiole":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a slender stem that supports the blade of a foliage leaf":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pe-t\u0113-\u02cc\u014dl"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Richardson and her team tested both hypotheses in their model and found that the older idea, linking only the sheath to the petiole , offered the simplest evolutionary path and required only subtle changes in a common genetic blueprint. \u2014 Julia Rosen, Scientific American , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"In the 1800s botanists proposed that the sheath part of a grass leaf represented the evolutionary equivalent of the petiole , the stalk that connects a typical plant\u2019s leaf to its stem. \u2014 Julia Rosen, Scientific American , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"The leaflets are attached opposite each other and there is one leaflet on the end of the petiole so that the leaf always has an odd number, with either three, five or seven leaflets. \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Feb. 2022",
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"An oak has a simple leaf with a small stem or petiole that attaches the leaf to the branch; but hickory has a compound leaf. \u2014 Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online , 15 May 2021",
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"The leaflets of the frond are attached on a petiole or stem. \u2014 Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online , 15 May 2021",
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"Cut an adult leaf off a healthy plant, leaving about 2 inches of petiole (a.k.a. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 13 Jan. 2020",
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"Poke a hole in fresh potting soil, about as deep as the petiole is long. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 13 Jan. 2020",
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"Remove fruit with decisive cuts rather than yanking them off the petioles . \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Sep. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin petiolus , from Latin petiolus, peciolus small foot, fruit stalk, probably alteration of Latin *pediciolus , diminutive of pediculus , diminutive of ped-, pes foot \u2014 more at foot":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-151051"
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},
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"pettichaps":{
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"type":[
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"noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several European warblers: such as":[],
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": chiffchaff":[],
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": garden warbler":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pet\u0113\u02cc-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps from obsolete English petty small (from Middle English pety ) + English chaps , plural of chap (jaw)":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-151444"
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},
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"Petrine":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of the apostle Peter or the doctrines associated with his name":[],
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of Peter the Great or his reign":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8p\u0113-\u02cctr\u012bn"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin Petrus Peter":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1727, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-152819"
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},
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"Peter's pence":{
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"type":[
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"noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": an annual tribute of a penny formerly paid by each householder in England to the papal see":[],
|
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": a voluntary annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to the pope":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English; from the tradition that St. Peter founded the papal see":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-153157"
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},
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"Petrarchan sonnet":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": italian sonnet":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02cc)pe-",
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"\u02ccp\u0113-",
|
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"pi-\u02c8tr\u00e4r-k\u0259n-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca)":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-162606"
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},
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"petrol station":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a place where gasoline for vehicles is sold":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-162750"
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},
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"peter boat":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a small double-ended half-decked fishing boat used on some English rivers":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"probably from peter man + boat":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-164030"
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},
|
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"petrous":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of, relating to, or constituting the exceptionally hard and dense portion of the human temporal bone that contains the internal auditory organs":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8p\u0113-",
|
|
"\u02c8pe-tr\u0259s"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Academics analyzed petrous bones located at the base of the skull of two sets of remains found in the Casa del Fabbro, or House of the Craftsman. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Efforts to fully sequence the genetic material of an elderly woman whose skeletal remains were found near the man\u2019s failed because there were too many gaps in the DNA taken from her petrous , according to the study authors. \u2014 Aylin Woodward, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"To optimize their chance of success, the researchers targeted the DNA stored in the petrous , a super dense bone that encases the inner ear. \u2014 National Geographic , 22 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"More recently, scientists have used the petrous bone of the skull, a highly dense bone near the ear, to extract ancient DNA. \u2014 Jay Bennett, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 May 2012",
|
|
"But then Johannes Krause and his team at Germany\u2019s Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History tested the samples from a handful of petrous bones. \u2014 Andrew Curry, National Geographic , 12 July 2019",
|
|
"The surge in aDNA data is due to cheaper, faster methods for reading genetic code, as well as the discovery three years ago that the dense petrous bone of the inner ear can preserve up to 100 times more aDNA than other skeletal parts. \u2014 Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine , 1 Jan. 2019",
|
|
"But if there\u2019s any hope of obtaining some, the sample would likely come from the teeth or petrous bone, since their extreme density protects DNA well. \u2014 Christian Als, Smithsonian , 29 May 2017",
|
|
"All of those came from the petrous part of the temporal bone, which is the tough part of the skull behind the ear, from five different individuals. \u2014 Nicholas St. Fleur, New York Times , 27 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English petrouse, petrous, borrowed from Latin petr\u014dsus \"rocky, stony,\" from petra \"rock\" (borrowed from Greek p\u00e9tra ) + -\u014dsus -ous \u2014 more at petro-":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-171052"
|
|
},
|
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"petrostearin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": mineral wax , ozokerite":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"petr- + stearin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-173601"
|
|
},
|
|
"petty officer second class":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an enlisted man in the navy or coast guard ranking above a petty officer third class and below a petty officer first class":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As part of his sentencing, Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Howard, 34, must also forfeit $500 of pay for three months and be reduced in rank to petty officer second class , The Virginian-Pilot reported, citing the Navy Region Mid-Atlantic. \u2014 Fox News , 13 Feb. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1880, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-175111"
|
|
},
|
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"PETN":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline ester C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 used as a powerful high explosive and medically in the treatment of angina pectoris":[
|
|
"\u2026 the experts determined that its explosive content was identical to that of the Honolulu bomb\u2014 PETN , an explosive undetectable by X-ray.",
|
|
"\u2014 Steven Emerson"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccp\u0113-\u02cc\u0113-\u02cct\u0113-\u02c8en"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"p enta e rythritol t etra n itrate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-180206"
|
|
},
|
|
"petit-ma\u00eetre":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dandy , fop":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0259-\u02cct\u0113-\u02c8m\u0101tr\u1d4a"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, literally, small master":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1711, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-180829"
|
|
},
|
|
"petromyzon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus (the type of the family Petromyzontidae) of cyclostomes comprising the typical lampreys":[],
|
|
": any cyclostome of the genus Petromyzon":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccpe\u2027tr\u014d\u02c8m\u012b\u02ccz\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Petromyzont-, Petromyzon , from petr- + -myzont-, -myzon -myzon":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-182228"
|
|
},
|
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"Peter Pan":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a boy in Sir James Barrie's play Peter Pan who lives without growing older in a never-never land":[],
|
|
": an adult who does not want to grow up : one who hangs on to adolescent interests and attitudes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8p\u0113-t\u0259r-\u02c8pan"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-185337"
|
|
},
|
|
"petrolic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to petroleum or gasoline":[],
|
|
": of or relating to gasoline engines or motor cars":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0259\u0307\u2027\u02c8tr\u00e4lik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"petrol eum + -ic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-185720"
|
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},
|
|
"petrocole":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an organism that inhabits or prefers rocky terrain":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"petr- + -cole (from New Latin -cola )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-185912"
|
|
},
|
|
"petroleum coke":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a solid nonvolatile residue which is obtained as the final still product in the distillation of crude petroleum and whose purity makes it desirable for metallurgical processes, for carbon electrodes, and as a fuel":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-191405"
|
|
},
|
|
"Petrarchianism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the poetic style characteristic or imitative of Petrarch":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-k\u0113\u0259\u02ccniz\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-192112"
|
|
},
|
|
"petty spurge":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an Old World devil's milk ( Euphorbia peplus ) that is an introduced weed in the eastern U.S.":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-192258"
|
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},
|
|
"petite marmite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a soup of brown stock made with a few large pieces of vegetable, fowl, or beef and served in a marmite with slices of French bread":[],
|
|
": marmite sense 1b":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, literally, small kettle":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-193805"
|
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},
|
|
"petrifying":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": overwhelmingly frightening":[
|
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"\"We have not made one decision on what to do yet. It's worse than scary. It's absolutely petrifying .\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Chris Spirou",
|
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"What may be a petrifying experience for a child might seem trivial for you.",
|
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"\u2014 The Daily Herald (Provo, Utah)"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8pe-tr\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b-i\u014b"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"from present participle of petrify":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1782, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-194015"
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": a simple bomb made from a bottle filled with gasoline and stuffed with a piece of cloth that is lit just before the bottle is thrown":[]
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"definitions":{
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": purpura hemorrhagica of the horse":[]
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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"\u02c8pe-tr\u014d-\u02ccd\u00e4-l\u0259r"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The loss of petrodollars and the blow to sentiment have also hit non-oil GDP, where an expansion of almost 5% in 2017 turned into a contraction of more than 4% in each of the last two years. \u2014 Ziad Daoud, Bloomberg.com , 10 May 2020",
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"In the belief that democracy in one Arab state is a threat to all, regimes flush with petrodollars have cracked down mercilessly on political activity and media. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 May 2020",
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"Propped up by a windfall of petrodollars , the Kremlin has little incentive to rescue small companies. \u2014 Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times , 11 Apr. 2020",
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"That threatened the future of the U.S. shale industry, the stability of oil-dependent states and squeezed the flow of petrodollars through an ailing global economy. \u2014 Fortune , 13 Apr. 2020",
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"That threatened the future of the US shale industry and the stability of oil-dependent states and squeezed the flow of petrodollars through an ailing global economy. \u2014 Grant Smith, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Apr. 2020",
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"Almost all international trades in oil are priced in dollars, hence the term petrodollars . \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Nov. 2019",
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"Firstly, at the time of its conception, the Nigerian government had a large amount of petrodollars . \u2014 Astrid R.n. Haas, Quartz Africa , 1 Nov. 2019",
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"But to imagine such consistency from our new green magnates would mean that Al Gore would never have sold his failed cable network to the anti-Semitic Al-Jazeera, funded by polluting petrodollars . \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 6 Aug. 2019"
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"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
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"definitions":{
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": a science that deals with the origin, history, occurrence, structure, chemical composition, and classification of rocks":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"p\u0259-\u02c8tr\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113",
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"pe-"
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],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Finally, in early August I\u2019ll be headed to a SERC workshop on teaching mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry in Minneapolis \u2013 \u2014 Erik Klemetti, WIRED , 7 June 2011"
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],
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": of or relating to the analysis of rock fabric in contrast to rock composition":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6pe\u2027tr\u014d+"
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],
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"petr- + fabric , noun":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-210313"
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"definitions":{
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": a pampered and usually spoiled child":[],
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": a person who is treated with unusual kindness or consideration : darling":[],
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": a domesticated animal kept for pleasure rather than utility":[],
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": kept or treated as a pet":[],
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": expressing fondness or endearment":[
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"a pet name"
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],
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": favorite":[
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": to stroke in a gentle or loving manner":[],
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": to treat with unusual kindness and consideration : pamper":[],
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": to engage in amorous embracing, caressing, and kissing : neck":[],
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": a fit of peevishness, sulkiness, or anger":[
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"\u2014 usually used in the phrase in a pet resigned in a pet"
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],
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": to take offense : sulk":[],
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"favored",
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"favorite",
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"fond",
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"loved",
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"precious",
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"special",
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"sweet",
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"white-headed"
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],
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],
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"The mayor's pet project has been the construction of a new high school.",
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"spent my free time on my pet project"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps back-formation from Middle English pety small \u2014 more at petty":"Noun",
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"origin unknown":"Noun"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1629, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1581, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1629, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-002137"
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|
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"noun"
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],
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|
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],
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"petr- + sphere":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-004059"
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},
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|
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|
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"\u00a6pe\u2027tr\u0259\u00a6lif(\u0259)r\u0259s"
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],
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"International Scientific Vocabulary petrol eum + -i- + -ferous":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-005805"
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},
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"pettiauger":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": piragua":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccpet\u0113\u02c8\u022fg\u0259(r)"
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],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"by alteration":""
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-010649"
|
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},
|
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"petite sirah":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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|
|
"-s\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This Equinox Red is a blend of petite sirah and merlot, with a splash of zinfandel, sourced from Paso Robles, Mendocino and Lake County. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Carol Shelton\u2019s work with old-vine zinfandel helped inspire this Rh\u00f4ne-style blend of carignane, grenache noir, mourv\u00e8dre, alicante bouschet and petite sirah , varieties that are often intermixed with zinfandel in California\u2019s oldest vineyards. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Vino Tintoque\u2019s current portfolio includes wines made with petite sirah , cabernet sauvignon, carm\u00e9n\u00e8re, cabernet franc, merlot, marsanne, roussanne and viognier. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Scott Kirkpatrick never cared much for petite sirah . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"This juicy cabernet sauvignon captures some of California\u2019s opulence with a velvety texture, aided by 15 percent petite sirah from Lodi rounding out the blend. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 June 2021",
|
|
"After navigating steep switchbacks, Mr. Whitlatch reached a row of vines growing petite sirah grapes that were coated with a thin layer of white. \u2014 New York Times , 18 July 2021",
|
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"The new acreage is planted in different varietals, including malbec, tempranillo, merlot, mourv\u00e8dre, grenache, petite sirah and Montepulciano, all southern French or Italian varietals suited to the vineyard\u2019s Mediterranean-style climate. \u2014 Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2021",
|
|
"The 2017 vintage of the petite sirah costs about $26, and is still considered by many to be among the best of that variety. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"French petite syrah , literally, little syrah (a grape variety)":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-011325"
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|
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|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": capable of, fit for, or worthy of being petted":[]
|
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},
|
|
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|
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"\u02c8pet\u0259b\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8pet\u0259-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"pet entry 3 + -able":""
|
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},
|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-032514"
|
|
},
|
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"Peterborough":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city on the Trent Canal in southeastern Ontario, Canada population 78,698":[],
|
|
"city in east central England population 162,000":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8p\u0113-t\u0259r-\u02ccb\u0259r-\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-032833"
|
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},
|
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"petty sergeanty":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": petit sergeanty":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"by alteration (influenced by petty entry 1 )":""
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-032909"
|
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},
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a branch of economic geology that deals with the origin, occurrence, and exploitation of oil and gas":[]
|
|
},
|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-033050"
|
|
},
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having a stalk or petiole":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8pe-t\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
|
|
"\u02ccpe-t\u0113-\u02c8\u014d-l\u0259t"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1753, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-033240"
|
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|
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|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-033649"
|
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},
|
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"petit cape":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a writ formerly used in English real actions for the recovery of land":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8pet|\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02c8k\u00e4(\u02cc)p\u0101",
|
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"|i\u02c8k\u0101(\u02cc)p\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8pet|"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"Anglo-French (partial translation of Medieval Latin cape parvum ), from petit small + cape any of several writs including the grand cape and the petit cape":""
|
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},
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-034124"
|
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},
|
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"peteman":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8p\u0113tm\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-051501"
|
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},
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the act of stealing a pet (such as a cat or dog) usually for profit":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8pet\u02ccnapi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"pet entry 1 + -napping (as in kidnapping )":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1967, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-061317"
|
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|
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|
|
"type":[
|
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|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a village or suburb outside a fort in India or Sri Lanka":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8pet\u0259"
|
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],
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Tamil p\u0113\u1e6d\u1e6dai , Malayalam p\u0113\u1e6d\u1e6da , & Kanarese p\u0113\u1e6de":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"Bruising is a common sign of ITP, as are symptoms like petechiae (small dots of blood that look like a skin rash), sudden bloody noses, gums that bleed out of nowhere, and more, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). \u2014 Patia Braithwaite, SELF , 21 June 2019",
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"Although petechiae can be a sign of leukemia, it can also be caused by things like a bad cough or sunburn, according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2018",
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"Those dots, little bits of blood trapped beneath the skin, known as petechiae , suggested that there was something wrong with her platelets, the components of blood that initiate clotting. \u2014 Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times , 16 Mar. 2017"
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"New Latin, from Italian petecchia , ultimately from Latin impetigo":""
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"Williams, a former Navy petty officer first class , called the sheriff\u2019s office Nov. 6, 2019, and reported that her daughter, Taylor, was missing and that the back door to her home was unlocked, officials said. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Mar. 2022",
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"Williams was a Naval petty officer first class at the time of her arrest and worked at the Tactical Operations Center at Naval Air Station in Jacksonville. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Gallagher was demoted from chief petty officer to petty officer first class and fined two months' wages. \u2014 Alex Johnson, NBC News , 28 Nov. 2019",
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"David Shaw, a former petty officer first class , told Stars and Stripes that Gallagher\u2019s decision to include the testimony along with each member\u2019s name and rank could threaten operational security for those still in active duty. \u2014 Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner , 28 Jan. 2020",
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"The jury also ordered that the chief be demoted one rank to petty officer first class , a step that became a point of contention. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Nov. 2019",
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"Gallagher was convicted of posing for a picture with the corpse, and the court ordered him to be dropped in rank from chief to petty officer first class . \u2014 Dareh Gregorian, NBC News , 30 Nov. 2019",
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"The jury sentenced Gallagher to demotion from chief petty officer (E-7) to petty officer first class (E-6). \u2014 Noah Feldman, Twin Cities , 29 Nov. 2019",
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"The jury also ordered that the chief be demoted one rank to petty officer first class , a step that became a point of contention. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Nov. 2019"
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": a fit of peevishness, sulkiness, or anger":[
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"The mayor's pet project has been the construction of a new high school.",
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"spent my free time on my pet project"
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],
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"perhaps back-formation from Middle English pety small \u2014 more at petty":"Noun",
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"origin unknown":"Noun"
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"1581, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1629, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02cck\u012bz"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-104540"
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"peteca":{
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"definitions":{
|
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": a large feathered shuttlecock with a rubber or leather base":[],
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": a net game in which a peteca is batted with the palm of the hand":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"",
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"p\u0259\u0307\u02c8t\u0113k\u0259"
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-115617"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-120345"
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": a small genus of European glabrous herbs (family Umbelliferae) having slender stems, bracts that are not reflexed, and oval fruits \u2014 see parsley":[]
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-122234"
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|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a ground-fault neutralizer for high-voltage power circuits":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8p\u0113t\u0259(r)s\u0259n-"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a genus of marsupial mammals consisting of the rock wallabies":[],
|
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": rock wallaby":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"p\u0259\u2027\u02c8tr\u00e4g\u0259\u02ccl\u0113"
|
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"New Latin, from petr- + Greek gal\u0113 weasel, ferret":""
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-124328"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": to cover the surface of (as water) with petroleum for mosquito control":[]
|
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},
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|
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"\u02c8pe\u2027tr\u0259\u02ccl\u012bz"
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-124737"
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},
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"type":[
|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": connecting the petrous region of the skull and the hyoid":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6petr\u014d+"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"petr- + hyoid":""
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-130647"
|
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|
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|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of, relating to, or constituting a road surface consolidated to a rocklike firmness":[],
|
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": of, relating to, or constituting the tampers and other apparatus used to harden a road surface":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"petr- + lithic":""
|
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},
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-141125"
|
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},
|
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"petn":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a crystalline ester C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 used as a powerful high explosive and medically in the treatment of angina pectoris":[
|
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"\u2026 the experts determined that its explosive content was identical to that of the Honolulu bomb\u2014 PETN , an explosive undetectable by X-ray.",
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"\u2014 Steven Emerson"
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccp\u0113-\u02cc\u0113-\u02cct\u0113-\u02c8en"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"p enta e rythritol t etra n itrate":""
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|
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"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-150940"
|
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|
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|
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"type":[
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-154126"
|
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"petroleum fly":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an ephydrid fly ( Psilopa petrolei ) that breeds in pools of waste petroleum":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-155836"
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"Peterborough, Soke of":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
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"former administrative county of east central England in Northamptonshire that later became part of Huntingdonshire and that since 1974 has been in Cambridgeshire":[]
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"Their romantic relationship petered out after the summer.",
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"Interest in the sport is beginning to peter out ."
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or situated in the region of the petrous portion of the temporal bone or capsule of the inner ear":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"p\u0259-\u02c8tr\u014d-s\u0259l"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin petr\u014dsus \"rocky, stony\" (in New Latin os petr\u014dsum, apophysis petr\u014dsa, names for the petrous portion of the temporal bones) + -al entry 1 \u2014 more at petrous":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"1713, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-173725"
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"petty officer":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a subordinate officer in the navy or coast guard appointed from among the enlisted men \u2014 compare noncommissioned officer":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"After leaving the Coast Guard as an electronics technician 3rd class petty officer , Nieves made good on his plan graduating from SCAD with a bachelor\u2019s in animation and a master\u2019s in interactive design and game development. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
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"Then in the present, Billy's nephew Sean turns out to be the prime suspect in the shooting death of possum-loving petty officer Danna Calley. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"Williams, who had been a petty officer at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, first reported Taylor Rose Williams missing in November 2019. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"He was promoted to the equivalent of a petty officer after the rules were changed. \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Sep. 2021",
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"At least four female victims have taken their own lives in the past eight years, including a \u200bnavy \u200bchief petty officer who was found dead in her \u200bapartment in August. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Oct. 2021",
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"The unnamed sailor depicted in the statue is believed to be approximately 25 years old and a senior second class petty officer , according to the U.S. Navy Memorial. \u2014 Cameron Fields, cleveland , 9 Sep. 2021",
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"Mihalek, 94, a resident at Capri\u2019s The Gables of Germantown Himmel Haus, is a former U.S. Navy petty officer -second class who served from February 1945 to July 1946 and in the Korean War. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Sep. 2021",
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"The flames had gone down significantly as of 10:45 p.m. Monday, but first responders remained at the scene, USCG petty officer Emma Fliszar said Monday night. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 Aug. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1744, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-175316"
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},
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"Peter I":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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"1844\u20131921 king of Serbia (1903\u201321)":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-180142"
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},
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"pet name":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a name that a person uses for someone to show love or affection":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-181751"
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},
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"petrolization":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the act or process of petrolizing":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccl\u012b\u02c8z-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-183715"
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},
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"peter's cress":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": samphire sense 1":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Peter's (genitive of the name Peter ) + English cress":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-183840"
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},
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"petrography":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the description and systematic classification of rocks":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"p\u0259-\u02c8tr\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0113",
|
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"pe-"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"petro- + -graphy":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1651, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-192726"
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},
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"peterman":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": fisherman":[],
|
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": safecracker":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from St. Peter \u2020 a.d. 67? disciple of Jesus + Middle English man ; from the fact that St. Peter was a fisherman (Mt. 4:18)":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194127"
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},
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"pete":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": safe sense 1b":[
|
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"could size up a pete at a glance and tell instantly whether to drill it or draw the spindle",
|
|
"\u2014 W. M. Swann"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"usually -\u0113t+V",
|
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"\u02c8p\u0113t"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"short for peter entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-200629"
|
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},
|
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"petri dish":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a small shallow dish of thin glass or plastic with a loose cover used especially for cultures in bacteriology":[],
|
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": something (such as a place or situation) that fosters development or innovation":[
|
|
"the college was a petri dish for radical views"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8p\u0113-tr\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the Texcell test, conducted in a 45-liter chamber, a piece of gauze saturated with the SARS-CoV-2 virus solution was placed in a petri dish and exposed to the nanoe X technology for two hours. \u2014 Bymorgan Korn, ABC News , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Perhaps paradoxically, the crucial medium for reviving the past, the crucial petri dish for the growth of cinematic life, is the body of the filmmaker. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Instead, the slides shown in the video contained a piece of hot dog that Kamburov covered in dirt and debris, then unrelated organisms in a petri dish . \u2014 Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
|
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"The Oppenheimer triplets were conceived in a petri dish , but the real miracle of their creation took place in Jean Hanff Korelitz\u2019s fertile imagination. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Typically, these kinds of cells are grown in very static environments, like these brain cells grown in a petri dish . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"One day, the cocoa in beloved treats might come from a petri dish . \u2014 Larissa Zimberoff, The Atlantic , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Because the volume of antibiotics given to farm animals outstrips what is used in humans, that makes agriculture a petri dish for breeding resistant bacteria; hundreds of studies have shown a clear connection. \u2014 Maryn Mckenna, Wired , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Could our universe have been created in a petri dish ? \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Julius R. Petri \u20201921 German bacteriologist":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-204726"
|
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},
|
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"Peter Lombard":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"circa 1100\u20131160 Latin Petrus Lombardus Italian theologian in France":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u00e4m-\u02ccb\u00e4rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-211638"
|
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},
|
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"petty offense":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a minor offense for which one may be tried at common law without a jury or for which there is no constitutional right to trial by jury":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-214056"
|
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},
|
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"petit bourgeois":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of the petite bourgeoisie":[],
|
|
": petite bourgeoisie":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccpe-t\u0113-",
|
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"p\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Glyn was also\u2014unexpectedly for those of us who thought communists were louche types with disdain for the protocols of petit bourgeois society\u2014a rigid disciplinarian. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 21 June 2021",
|
|
"Consider Brooklyn, the city\u2019s most populous borough, once synonymous with the petit bourgeois aspirations of its denizens but now a global emblem of cool. \u2014 Daniel Akst, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French, literally, small bourgeois":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-214825"
|
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},
|
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"petit battement":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a battement with the free foot lifted slightly usually without taking the toes from the floor":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"p\u0259\u02c8t\u0113-"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French, literally, small battement":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-215406"
|
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},
|
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"Peter Funk":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": swindler":[],
|
|
": by-bidder":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"from the name Peter Funk (not necessarily in reference to any real person)":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-215807"
|
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},
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"petrographic province":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a region in which the various igneous rocks are so related as to indicate origin from a common magma":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-221739"
|
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},
|
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"Petrie":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"1853\u20131942 English Egyptologist":[
|
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"Sir (William Matthew) Flin*ders \\ \u02c8flin-\u200bd\u0259rz \\"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8p\u0113-tr\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-092542"
|
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},
|
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"peter":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name",
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to diminish gradually and come to an end : give out":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with out novelists whose creative impetus seems largely to have petered out \u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become exhausted":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with out"
|
|
],
|
|
"circa 1050\u20131115 the Hermit French preacher of the 1st Crusade":[],
|
|
": penis":[],
|
|
": a fisherman of Galilee and one of the twelve apostles":[],
|
|
": either of two hortatory letters written to early Christians and included as books of the New Testament \u2014 see Bible Table":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8p\u0113-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"European short-term car sales forecasts are being slashed because of China\u2019s economic problems and Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, while investors worry that by the time supply chain horrors have subsided, underlying demand growth might peter out. \u2014 Neil Winton, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Certainly, the prospect of driving around, looking for a charging station, failing to find an available one and maybe just having your car peter out on Flatbush Avenue was not motivating. \u2014 Ginia Bellafante, New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
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"While his tenure would eventually peter out, promoting assistant coach Larry Coker as the replacement for Butch Davis following the 2000 season was the perfect decision for a team that responded to his grandfatherly approach. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The hurricane impact will peter out and even though shortages continue to hamstring various parts of the economy, the recovery is coming along steadily. \u2014 Anneken Tappe, CNN , 18 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Their differing responses reflect differences in views about whether the pickup in prices will feed further cycles of inflation or will instead peter out. \u2014 Paul Hannon, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The collaboration always tends to peter out once the crisis is stabilized even as the underlying causes remain. \u2014 Carrie Freeman, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"When that happens, the cycle of surges will stop and the pandemic will peter out. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 12 Aug. 2021",
|
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"But much of their wealth increase came in the form of stimulus checks and unemployment benefits, which will peter out as the economy recovers. \u2014 Shane Shifflett, WSJ , 27 June 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"origin unknown":"Verb",
|
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"from the name Peter":"Noun",
|
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"Late Latin Petrus , from Greek Petros , from petra rock":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"circa 1902, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-230510"
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},
|
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"petty morel":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": black nightshade":[],
|
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": spikenard sense 2a":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-232010"
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},
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"petricolous":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": living in rocks":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-l\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"petr- + -colous":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-233747"
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},
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"petrary":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": pedrero":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pe\u2027tr\u0259r\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin petraria":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-234652"
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"petroleum engine":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": gasoline engine":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-000600"
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"Peter II":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"1923\u20131970 king of Yugoslavia (1934\u201345)":[]
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-001323"
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"petrifaction":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the process of petrifying":[],
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": something petrified":[],
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": the quality or state of being petrified":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccpe-tr\u0259-\u02c8fak-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English petrifaccioun, borrowed (with conformation to nouns ending in -faccio(u)n, such as liquefaccion liquefaction ) from Medieval Latin petrific\u0101ti\u014dn-, petrific\u0101ti\u014d, from petrific\u0101re \"to turn into stone, petrify \" + Latin -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-005029"
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},
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"petrogenesis":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the origin or formation of rocks":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccpe-tr\u014d-\u02c8je-n\u0259-s\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from German Petrogenese or Petrogenesis, from petro- petro- + -genese, -genesis genesis":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-005807"
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},
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"Petrea":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of tropical American woody vines (family Verbenaceae) having large blue or purple flowers in long racemes with the colored sepals enlarging in fruiting \u2014 see purple wreath":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8p\u0113\u2027tr\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Robert James, Baron Petre \u20201743 English patron of botany":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-010144"
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},
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"Petricolidae":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a family of bivalve mollusks (suborder Veneracea) having an elongated shell with which they burrow in soft rock or clay":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccpe\u2027tr\u0259\u02c8k\u00e4l\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Petricola , type genus + -idae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-010537"
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},
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"peter lombard":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"circa 1100\u20131160 Latin Petrus Lombardus Italian theologian in France":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u00e4m-\u02ccb\u00e4rd"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-011116"
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},
|
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"petrifactive":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having the quality of converting organic matter into stone : petrifying":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"from petrify , after such pairs as English putrefy : putrefactive":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-014047"
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},
|
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"petrogenic":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of or relating to the origin or formation of rocks and especially of igneous rocks":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"petr- + -genic":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023350"
|
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},
|
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"petrel":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8p\u0113-",
|
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"\u02c8pe-tr\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In recent years, the mouse population has exploded, attracting burrowing owls that also prey on the ashy storm- petrel , officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In recent years, the mouse population has exploded, attracting burrowing owls that also prey on the ashy storm- petrel , officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In recent years, the mouse population has exploded, attracting burrowing owls that also prey on the ashy storm- petrel , officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In recent years, the mouse population has exploded, attracting burrowing owls that also prey on the ashy storm- petrel , officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In recent years, the mouse population has exploded, attracting burrowing owls that also prey on the ashy storm- petrel , officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In recent years, the mouse population has exploded, attracting burrowing owls that also prey on the ashy storm- petrel , officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In recent years, the mouse population has exploded, attracting burrowing owls that also prey on the ashy storm- petrel , officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In recent years, the mouse population has exploded, attracting burrowing owls that also prey on the ashy storm- petrel , officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"earlier also pitteril, pitteral, of obscure origin":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1602, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-034220"
|
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},
|
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"petrosa":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": the petrous part of the temporal bone":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0259\u0307\u2027\u02c8tr\u014ds\u0259"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Latin, feminine of petrosus rocky":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-041419"
|
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},
|
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"petrified":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": converted into stone through a slow process of mineralization":[
|
|
"petrified wood",
|
|
"a petrified forest",
|
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"And at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History's annual dinosaur ball, about 800 patrons in black tie or gown waltz among the petrified remains of the once-glorious creatures.",
|
|
"\u2014 Sheldon Teitelbaum"
|
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],
|
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": overwhelmingly fearful":[
|
|
"was petrified of speaking in public",
|
|
"Charlie climbed onto the bed and tried to calm the three old people who were still petrified with fear. \"Please don't be frightened,\" he said. \"It's quite safe. And we're going to the most wonderful place in the world!\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Roald Dahl",
|
|
"Winky's petrified brown eyes were visible through her fingers. She seemed too appalled to speak.",
|
|
"\u2014 J. K. Rowling"
|
|
],
|
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": rendered motionless or unable to act by fear":[
|
|
"was petrified of speaking in public",
|
|
"Charlie climbed onto the bed and tried to calm the three old people who were still petrified with fear. \"Please don't be frightened,\" he said. \"It's quite safe. And we're going to the most wonderful place in the world!\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Roald Dahl",
|
|
"Winky's petrified brown eyes were visible through her fingers. She seemed too appalled to speak.",
|
|
"\u2014 J. K. Rowling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8pe-tr\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from past participle of petrify":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-041924"
|
|
},
|
|
"petrescent":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having the quality of petrifying : causing petrifaction":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0259\u0307\u2027\u02c8tres\u1d4ant"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"petr- + -escent":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-042009"
|
|
},
|
|
"petri-":{
|
|
"type":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"\u2014 see petr-":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-044158"
|
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},
|
|
"Petricola":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus (the type of the family Petricolidae ) of bivalve mollusks living in holes that they excavate in rocks, clay, or mud and having an oval shell slightly gaping behind, a large mantle, and a small foot":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0259\u0307\u2027\u02c8trik\u0259l\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from petr- + -cola":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-050631"
|
|
},
|
|
"petticoat insulator":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an insulator made in the form of superposed inverted cups and used for high insulation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-053009"
|
|
},
|
|
"Peterhof":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"town in western Russia in Europe west of Saint Petersburg":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02cch\u00e4f",
|
|
"\u02c8p\u0113-t\u0259r-\u02cch\u022ff"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-054306"
|
|
},
|
|
"petticoatless":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having or wearing no petticoat":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-055942"
|
|
},
|
|
"petty larceny":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": petit larceny":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Simon and co-creator George Pelecanos use a time-hopping narrative to juggle multiple subplots about petty larceny and bureaucratic indifference with historic recreations of the Freddie Gray protests. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Jake Hoyle\u2019s pandemic Olympics started with petty larceny . \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 21 July 2021",
|
|
"Other arrests followed\u2014for petty larceny , aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, driving under the influence. \u2014 Ada Ferrer, The New Yorker , 22 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Through pandemic and petty larceny , barbecue abides. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 7 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Honaker was previously arrested for petty larceny , forgery and battery, WFOR-TV reported, citing police records. \u2014 Fox News , 22 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Jack\u2019s exile in St. Louis has been punishingly lonely and meaningless, defined by petty larceny , drunkenness, debt and a stint in prison, but also by countless hours hiding in the stacks of the public library. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 25 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"The charge was petty larceny , which is a misdemeanor, and his bail was set at just one dollar. \u2014 Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker , 2 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Earlier this year he was charged with 15 counts of petty larceny , a misdemeanor, and pleaded guilty in July, according to court records. \u2014 Michael Gold, New York Times , 9 Sep. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1580, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-073315"
|
|
},
|
|
"petrification":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": petrifaction":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccpe-tr\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin petrific\u0101ti\u014dn-, petrific\u0101ti\u014d \u2014 more at petrifaction":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1611, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092745"
|
|
},
|
|
"Petrified Forest National Park":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"reservation in the Painted Desert of eastern Arizona containing natural exhibits of petrified wood":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-102728"
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},
|
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"petersham":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a rough nubby woolen cloth used chiefly for men's coats":[],
|
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": a coat made of such material":[],
|
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": a heavy corded ribbon used for belts and hatbands":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-sh\u0259m",
|
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"\u02c8p\u0113t\u0259(r)\u02ccsham"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"after Charles Stanhope, Lord Petersham \u20201851 English colonel":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104002"
|
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},
|
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"petrichor":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a distinctive, earthy, usually pleasant odor that is associated with rainfall especially when following a warm, dry period and that arises from a combination of volatile plant oils and geosmin released from the soil into the air and by ozone carried by downdrafts":[
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"Australian scientists first documented the process of petrichor formation in 1964 \u2026",
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"\u2014 Tim Logan",
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"The intensity of the petrichor smell can vary with the type of soil and how heavily the rain is falling.",
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"\u2014 John Boyer"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pe-tr\u0259-\u02cck\u022fr"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"petr(o)- + ichor":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113328"
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},
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"Peterson":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Roger Tory 1908\u20131996 American ornithologist":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8p\u0113-t\u0259r-s\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120146"
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},
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"petit":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": petty sense 1":[
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"\u2014 used chiefly in legal compounds"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pe-t\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, small, minor, from Anglo-French, small":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-122624"
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},
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"petrogeny":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the science of the origin of rocks":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"p\u0259\u0307\u2027\u02c8tr\u00e4j\u0259n\u0113",
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"-ni"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"petr- + -geny":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-131859"
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},
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"petticoat pipe":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a short flaring pipe around the blast nozzle in the smokebox of a steam locomotive to equalize the draft":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-132516"
|
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},
|
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"petrifier":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that petrifies":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-132824"
|
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},
|
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"petroglyph":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a carving or inscription on a rock":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8pe-tr\u0259-\u02ccglif"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Walker cleaned it and discovered a petroglyph carved by an ancient ancestor \u2014 the first ever found there. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"Some of the damage is irreversible, though, because removing the spray paint or scratches would further damage the petroglyph underneath. \u2014 Gina Rae La Cerva, Outside Online , 1 Feb. 2022",
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|
"Certain mountains, springs, trees or petroglyph sites have always been sacred spaces for Native peoples \u2014 like churches or temples in other religions. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 4 May 2018",
|
|
"There are about 12 notable petroglyph sites in Qatar, located mostly along the country's coasts -- though some carvings can even be seen in the heart of Doha's Al Bidda Par, overlooking the Corniche, a popular waterfront promenade. \u2014 Dimitris Sideridis, CNN , 22 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"According to Fox 13, the petroglyph was etched sometime between 350 B.C. and 1300 A.D. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Native peoples have always regarded certain places, like mountains, springs, particular groves of trees, rock formations or petroglyph sites as sacred spaces. \u2014 USA Today , 17 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Native peoples have always regarded certain places, like mountains, springs, particular groves of trees, rock formations or petroglyph sites as sacred spaces. \u2014 USA Today , 17 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Native peoples have always regarded certain places, like mountains, springs, particular groves of trees, rock formations or petroglyph sites as sacred spaces. \u2014 USA Today , 17 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"petro- + glyph , probably after hieroglyph":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1854, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-133633"
|
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},
|
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"petrograph":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": petroglyph":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8pe\u2027tr\u0259\u02ccgraf"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"petr- + -graph":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-141154"
|
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},
|
|
"Petipa":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Marius (Alphonse) 1818\u20131910 Russian (French-born) dancer and choreographer":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0101-t\u0113-\u02c8p\u00e4"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-141613"
|
|
},
|
|
"petroglyphy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the art or operation of carving figures or inscriptions on rock or stone":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0259\u0307\u2027\u02c8tr\u00e4gl\u0259f\u0113",
|
|
"-fi"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"petroglyph + -y":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144047"
|
|
},
|
|
"petticoat tails":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small cake":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-145952"
|
|
},
|
|
"petticoat trousers":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": trousers with very wide legs that resemble skirts":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151045"
|
|
},
|
|
"petrific":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": petrifactive":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0259\u0307\u2027\u02c8trifik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin petrificus , from Latin petra rock, stone + -ficus -fic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-171206"
|
|
},
|
|
"petropolitics":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the strategy of controlling petroleum sales as a way of achieving international political goals":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"petr- + politics":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-173446"
|
|
},
|
|
"Petroglyph National Monument":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"reservation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, containing rock carvings":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-192424"
|
|
},
|
|
"petiolule":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stalk of a leaflet of a compound leaf":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccpe-t\u0113-\u02c8\u014dl-(\u02cc)y\u00fcl",
|
|
"\u02c8pe-t\u0113-\u014d-\u02ccl\u00fcl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin petiolulus , diminutive of petiolus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1794, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-192926"
|
|
},
|
|
"petiolulate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having a petiolule":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccl\u0101t",
|
|
"-l\u0259\u0307t",
|
|
"usually -t+V"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from (assumed) New Latin petiolulatus , from New Latin petiolulus petiolule + Latin -atus -ate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-201108"
|
|
},
|
|
"petiolular":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to a petiolule":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6pet\u0113\u00a6\u00e4ly\u0259l\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from (assumed) New Latin petiolularis , from New Latin petiolulus petiolule + Latin -aris -ar":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-204157"
|
|
},
|
|
"petroglyphic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to a petroglyph or to petroglyphy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"petroglyph + -ic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-205029"
|
|
},
|
|
"pet day":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an unseasonably fine or pleasant day":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221336"
|
|
},
|
|
"petcock":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small cock, faucet, or valve for releasing a gas (such as air) or draining":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8pet-\u02cck\u00e4k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"pet- (perhaps from petty ) + cock":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1864, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221636"
|
|
},
|
|
"Petr\u00f3polis":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city in Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil, north of the city of Rio de Janeiro population 295,917":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0259-\u02c8tr\u022f-p\u00fc-l\u0113s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-223937"
|
|
},
|
|
"petty jury":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": petit jury":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"by alteration (influenced by petty entry 1 )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225729"
|
|
},
|
|
"petrophilous":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": attached to or living on rock":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially of algae and crustaceans"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0259\u0307\u2027\u02c8tr\u00e4f\u0259l\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary petr- + -philous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225925"
|
|
},
|
|
"Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city and port on an inlet of the Pacific in eastern Russia in Asia on the Kamchatka Peninsula population 273,000":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccpe-tr\u0259-\u02c8pav-\u02ccl\u022ffsk-kam-\u02c8chat-sk\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02c8ch\u00e4t-",
|
|
"\u02ccpi-tr\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4v-l\u0259fsk-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-230321"
|
|
},
|
|
"pettygod":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a minor deity : demigod":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-232517"
|
|
},
|
|
"Petcheneg":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of a Turkish people invading the South Russian, Danubian, and Moldavian steppes during the early middle ages":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Russian Pecheneg":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
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": an officer of a British parish or township formerly appointed to act as keeper of the peace and to perform various minor administrative duties":[]
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
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"city on the Ishim River in northern Kazakhstan population 248,300":[]
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},
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"\u02ccpi-tr\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4v-l\u0259fsk",
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"\u02ccpe-tr\u0259-\u02c8pav-\u02ccl\u022ffsk"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-003212"
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": gray kingbird":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"p\u0259\u0307\u02c8cha(a)r\u0113"
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],
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"imitative":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-010342"
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},
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"pet bank":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": any of a group of state banks selected as depositories of federal funds removed from the U.S. Bank during the first Jacksonian administration":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-010725"
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},
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"Petaurus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of flying phalangers":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"p\u0259\u0307\u02c8t\u022fr\u0259s"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, alteration of Latin petaurista ropedancer":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-011836"
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"petty cash":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": cash kept on hand for payment of minor items":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Many businesses opt to use petty cash vouchers to keep track of their cash transactions. \u2014 Bassam Mustafa, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"Elon Musk making a play for Twitter out of his petty cash drawer is one more example of why the pooling of so much wealth in the hands of a few is a societal disease. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"The audit found vulnerabilities in the merit board\u2019s technology and inadequacies in the handling of contracts, vouchers, time-keeping and even its petty cash fund. \u2014 Ray Long, chicagotribune.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"For instance, internal controls can restrict accountants from keeping petty cash in an office drawer, signing a bulk of unassigned checks or completing wire transfers on open IP addresses. \u2014 Lilit Davtyan, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
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"Reconcile and turn in all petty cash , mileage forms or other outstanding reimbursable expenses paperwork. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 14 Oct. 2021",
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"The manager gave the suspect a metal box containing petty cash . \u2014 cleveland , 22 Sep. 2021",
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"The accountant found issues with the books at Eagle River Alehouse, Matanuska Brewing Downtown and the Anchorage Alehouse, charges say, and that Vakalis had stolen from the companies\u2019 payroll, petty cash , credit cards and vendor misappropriations. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Aug. 2021",
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"Blakely testified that none of the inmates ever went without their money and that the fund was used as a petty cash account or for cashing checks. \u2014 Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al , 29 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1715, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-012402"
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},
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"Petronius":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"died a.d. 66 in full probably Titus Petronius Niger Roman satirist":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"p\u0259-\u02c8tr\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-014038"
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},
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"petronella":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a Scottish country-dance of the 19th century":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps from the feminine name Petronella":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-015321"
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},
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"petty bourgeoisie":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a social class that is between the middle class and the lower class : the lower middle class":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-022635"
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},
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"petty bourgeois":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of the social class that is between the middle class and the lower class : a member of the lower middle class":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-023256"
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},
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"petty bag":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a former office of the common-law side of the English Chancery Court having jurisdiction in suits for and against solicitors and officers of the court, in proceedings by extents on statutes, recognizance, scire facias, certiorari, and in other cases closely affecting the interests of the subject":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"petty bag from obsolete English petty small (from Middle English pety ) + English bag ; from the fact that the record of each case was kept in a small bag":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-025417"
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},
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"petronel":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a portable firearm resembling a carbine of large caliber":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccpe-tr\u0259-\u02c8nel"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"perhaps modification of Middle French poitrinal, petrinal , from poitrinal of the chest, from poitrine chest, ultimately from Latin pector-, pectus \u2014 more at pectoral":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1577, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-030533"
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},
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"Petromyzontidae":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective or noun",
|
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"plural noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a family of cyclostomes (order Hyperoartia) comprising elongated animals that resemble eels or hagfishes, have no barbels and seven pairs of circular gill openings, and feed on the blood of fishes which they obtain by rasping the flesh with their toothed circular mouth \u2014 see petromyzon \u2014 compare lamprey":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-m\u012b\u02c8z\u00e4nt\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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],
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Petromyzont-, Petromyzon , type genus + -idae":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-031548"
|
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},
|
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"petty average":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": average sense 2b":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-034647"
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},
|
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"Petty":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": having secondary rank or importance : minor , subordinate":[],
|
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": having little or no importance or significance":[],
|
|
": marked by or reflective of narrow interests and sympathies : small-minded":[],
|
|
"Sir William 1623\u20131687 English political economist":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8pe-t\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"illiberal",
|
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"insular",
|
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"Lilliputian",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"narrow",
|
|
"narrow-minded",
|
|
"parochial",
|
|
"picayune",
|
|
"provincial",
|
|
"sectarian",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"small-minded"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broad-minded",
|
|
"catholic",
|
|
"cosmopolitan",
|
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"liberal",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"open-minded",
|
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"receptive",
|
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"tolerant"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a petty argument about grammar",
|
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"My behavior was petty and stupid. I apologize.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In addition to the case involving the Roque family, Weber faces criminal charges of petty theft and public intoxication in a separate case, the records show. \u2014 Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The woman was cited for petty theft and given an appearance date for Rocky River Municipal Court. \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"In April last year, the former chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party launched a recall campaign casting Mr. Boudin as soft on crime, a theme that resonated with residents fed up with petty theft, drug use and homelessness. \u2014 Jacob Gershman, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Combating the threats of radicalization, terrorism, armed robbery, and petty theft in Africa\u2019s urban areas has been one of the toughest tasks for governments. \u2014 Faustine Ngila, Quartz , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Lowe and Gomez were arrested on petty theft charges. \u2014 Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"He is charged with aggravated arson, seven counts of grand theft and three counts of petty theft. \u2014 Fox News , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Chesa Boudin came to power at age 39 as something of a rock star, a progressive district attorney in San Francisco who made good on promises to eliminate cash bail, ease up on petty crimes, and reduce the number of inmates at jails and prisons. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Too many petty crimes have been made into felonies and too many felonies have mandatory minimum sentences. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English pety small, minor, alteration of petit":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-035052"
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}
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